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   Message 9,507 of 9,834   
   Tony McGuire to Jim Moseley   
   Re: Malicious PPStreamSetup.exe hack   
   21 Nov 08 16:53:43   
   
   From: png.paradoxcommunity@com   
      
   Jim Moseley wrote:   
   > OK, here's a first.  One of my clients was using my application when a   
   Windows   
   > window popped up saying 'Copying...'.  They cancelled this, since they didn't   
   > start it.  A minute later, the app stopped working.   
   >   
   > Someone had hacked into their server & installed ppstreamsetup.exe in their   
   > shared folder, and also stolen all of their forms, reports, and libraries   
   > - but no tables!  Luckily we back up their data to our servers nightly so   
   > they didn't lose anything.   
   >   
   > I've changed their share folder security to remove 'Everyone', so hopefully   
   > that keeps them out.  They've got a network tech coming in tomorrow to make   
   > sure.   
   >   
   > I'm still not sure if they ran the setup or just installed it for later.   
   >  Either way, I deleted it.   
   >   
   > Just an FYI.   
   > Jim Moseley   
      
   If they have their system open, gotta ask...do they have any antivirus   
   on their systems?  How about anti-malware?   
      
   Sounds really suspicious that someone would take forms & such (delivered   
   only?) and not touch the tables.  They'd have to know what was going on   
   to selectively take (or erase?) and leave the tables alone (although   
   they could copy without deleting so you never know where their data now   
   resides.   
      
   Good luck.   
      
   ---------------   
   Tony McGuire   
      
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